DCist: Schools Roundup – Lend a Hand Edition

chelita

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:18:55 -0500

People, the unicorn and the letters under it represent different spellings of the so-called long u sound. The u, as in up, can also be a short u. The -oi, -oy are both spelling variations of the same sound. The boy in the picture is a graphic representation of the sound. Vowel sounds in English are especially taxing in early reading and are often presented separately like on this chart for first and second graders. This phonics lesson courtesy of a DC public school teacher.

Disco Stu

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:11:10 -0500

saw, shout, soil... just like when I went to SAW in the movies, SHOUTed, then SOILed myself. I can, and so can you!

no_pants_mcgee

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:28:23 -0500

I don't know what's weirder about that picture - that they misspelled 'polar,'that someone wrote 'soil' under the picture of of a boy or the 'my little pony' style stuffed unicorn. All I'm saying is that Jerry Falwell would have a field day. If he weren't dead.